UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 18 DEC 25 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:1200Z 18 DEC 25 Station: KALB WMO ident: 72518 Latitude: 42.75 Longitude: -73.80 Elevation: 89.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1011 89 -0.3 -2.3 86 2.0 -1.1 145 2 272.0 272.5 271.5 280.6 3.19 1 1000 199 1.4 -2.2 77 3.6 -0.0 165 13 274.5 275.1 273.1 283.4 3.25 2 998 215 1.2 -2.4 77 3.6 -0.2 162 13 274.5 275.0 273.1 283.3 3.21 3 971 436 0.8 -4.2 69 5.0 -1.1 151 10 276.3 276.7 273.6 284.2 2.88 4 935 738 -1.3 -5.9 71 4.6 -3.0 175 12 277.1 277.6 273.7 284.5 2.63 5 925 824 0.2 -7.8 55 8.0 -2.6 185 15 279.5 279.9 274.6 286.0 2.29 6 893 1109 5.4 193 11 287.7 7 850 1510 3.6 -44.4 2 48.0 -4.7 225 10 289.9 289.9 276.7 290.2 0.09 8 843 1577 3.2 227 13 290.2 9 835 1654 4.0 222 15 291.8 10 829 1713 4.4 218 17 292.8 11 753 2489 0.6 -30.4 8 31.0 -6.5 237 20 296.9 297.0 280.6 298.2 0.40 12 736 2672 -0.5 -37.5 4 37.0 -7.7 246 22 297.6 297.7 280.6 298.3 0.21 13 700 3070 -3.9 -48.9 2 45.0 -10.4 265 32 298.2 298.2 280.6 298.4 0.06 14 648 3674 -7.7 -28.7 17 21.0 -12.3 260 36 300.5 300.6 282.3 302.4 0.55 15 624 3967 -9.1 -32.1 14 23.0 -13.6 265 37 302.2 302.3 282.8 303.6 0.42 16 608 4167 -10.9 -30.9 18 20.0 -14.8 271 39 302.4 302.4 283.0 304.0 0.48 17 566 4713 -14.5 -36.5 14 22.0 -18.0 265 40 304.4 304.4 283.5 305.4 0.30 18 561 4781 -14.9 -35.9 15 21.0 -18.3 265 39 304.7 304.7 283.7 305.8 0.32 19 546 4985 -16.5 -37.5 14 21.0 -19.6 265 39 305.1 305.2 283.8 306.1 0.28 20 515 5421 -19.9 -37.9 19 18.0 -22.4 269 41 306.2 306.2 284.2 307.2 0.28 21 500 5640 -21.5 -40.5 16 19.0 -23.8 265 42 306.8 306.9 284.4 307.6 0.22 22 460 6246 -26.1 -39.1 28 13.0 -27.6 255 48 308.5 308.5 285.1 309.5 0.28 23 457 6293 -26.5 -40.5 25 14.0 -28.0 255 47 308.6 308.6 285.1 309.4 0.24 24 443 6517 -27.1 -53.1 7 26.0 -29.0 259 47 310.6 310.6 285.6 310.8 0.06 25 400 7240 -33.7 -55.7 9 22.0 -34.8 265 46 311.2 311.2 285.8 311.4 0.05 26 369 7801 -37.9 -59.9 8 22.0 -38.8 263 47 312.9 312.9 286.4 313.0 0.03 27 308 9017 -48.5 -55.5 44 7.0 -48.7 293 54 314.6 314.6 287.1 314.9 0.07 28 300 9190 -49.9 -57.9 38 8.0 -50.1 295 54 315.0 315.0 287.2 315.2 0.05 29 297 9256 -50.5 -58.5 38 8.0 -50.7 295 54 315.1 315.1 287.2 315.3 0.05 30 279 9661 -53.3 -61.3 37 8.0 -53.5 302 58 316.7 316.7 287.7 316.9 0.04 31 250 10360 -58.1 -67.1 31 9.0 -58.2 315 61 319.7 319.7 288.6 319.8 0.02 32 249 10385 -58.1 -67.1 31 9.0 -58.2 315 61 320.1 320.1 288.8 320.1 0.02 33 220 11159 -61.1 -71.1 25 10.0 -61.2 283 56 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.0 0.01 34 216 11273 -61.5 -71.5 25 10.0 -61.6 275 63 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.1 0.01 35 214 11331 -61.7 -71.7 25 10.0 -61.8 272 63 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.01 36 200 11750 -61.1 -72.1 22 11.0 -61.2 280 69 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.01 37 177 12514 -57.3 -71.3 15 14.0 -57.5 275 73 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 38 172 12695 -58.1 -72.1 15 14.0 -58.3 275 77 355.8 355.8 297.8 355.8 0.01 39 168 12844 -56.1 -71.1 14 15.0 -56.3 276 79 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.6 0.02 40 165 12958 -55.3 -70.3 14 15.0 -55.6 278 80 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.8 0.02 41 163 13036 -55.5 -71.5 12 16.0 -55.8 279 80 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.02 42 155 13358 -52.7 -69.7 11 17.0 -53.1 280 78 375.7 375.7 301.6 375.8 0.02 43 153 13442 -52.6 -70.0 10 17.4 -53.1 270 92 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.4 0.02 44 150 13570 -52.5 -70.5 10 18.0 -52.9 275 86 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.7 0.02 45 147 13701 -51.9 -70.9 8 19.0 -52.4 271 91 382.9 382.9 302.7 382.9 0.02 46 146 13745 -51.9 -70.9 8 19.0 -52.4 271 91 383.6 383.6 302.8 383.7 0.02 47 116 15212 -58.3 -80.3 4 22.0 -58.6 285 63 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.9 0.01 48 114 15321 -58.1 -80.1 4 22.0 -58.4 286 62 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.01 49 103 15956 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -61.0 285 56 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 50 100 16140 -60.1 -84.1 3 24.0 -60.4 275 55 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.6 0.00 51 98 16266 -60.1 -84.1 3 24.0 -60.4 280 56 414.0 414.0 307.0 414.0 0.00 52 92 16660 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484.9 0.00 66 52 20178 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -62.9 279 42 490.7 490.7 314.2 490.7 0.00 67 51 20298 -62.1 -89.1 2 27.0 -62.6 287 37 494.3 494.3 314.5 494.3 0.00 68 50 20420 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -61.8 295 32 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.0 0.00 69 49 20545 -61.1 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.6 295 33 502.4 502.4 315.1 502.4 0.00 70 46 20936 -62.1 -89.1 2 27.0 -62.6 274 32 509.1 509.1 315.6 509.2 0.00 71 44 21211 -61.1 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.7 265 33 518.1 518.1 316.2 518.1 0.00 72 41 21649 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -62.1 266 37 527.7 527.7 316.8 527.7 0.00 73 38 22121 -59.9 -86.9 2 27.0 -60.6 282 30 543.3 543.3 317.7 543.4 0.01 74 36 22459 -60.1 -87.1 2 27.0 -60.9 284 26 551.3 551.3 318.2 551.3 0.01 75 34 22815 -60.3 -87.3 2 27.0 -61.1 268 31 559.8 559.9 318.6 559.9 0.01 76 34 22815 -60.3 -87.3 2 27.0 -61.1 268 31 559.8 559.9 318.6 559.9 0.01 77 31 23393 -58.1 -86.1 2 28.0 -59.2 270 35 580.8 580.8 319.7 580.8 0.01 78 30 23600 -56.9 -84.9 2 28.0 -58.2 270 28 589.5 589.5 320.1 589.6 0.01 79 28 24037 -56.5 -83.5 2 27.0 -57.9 263 28 602.4 602.4 320.7 602.5 0.01 80 22 25544 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.9 270 18 625.7 625.7 321.7 625.8 0.01 81 21 25831 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -64.1 275 16 633.5 633.5 322.0 633.6 0.01 TRP 216 11273 -61.5 -71.5 25 10.0 -61.6 275 63 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.1 0.01 WND 153 13442 -52.6 -70.0 10 17.4 -53.1 270 92 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5441.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Freezing level: 1009.06 mb = 108.41 m = 355.68 ft Freezing level: 957.29 mb = 550.84 m = 1807.21 ft Freezing level: 926.33 mb = 812.54 m = 2665.77 ft Freezing level: 743.73 mb = 2588.92 m = 8493.73 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 22.98 % Est. max temperature: 17.10 C = 62.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.80 mb = 363.11 m = 1191.28 ft T: 0.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 0.15 C Layer 998.0- 971.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 606.69 mb = 4183.81 m = 13726.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.22 C = 86.39 F Cap Strength: 18.75 C Lifted Index: 19.03 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 15.59 C Showalter Index: 13.87 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 2.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: -22.90 C K Index: -64.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 62.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.69 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45501.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 19.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.49 mb = 1223.39 m = 4013.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 284 at 21 knt ---------------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL LEV P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 1011 89 145 2 -1.1 1.6 | 108 23 -21.5 6.8 1 1000 199 165 13 -3.4 12.6 | 127 30 -23.8 17.8 2 987 305 145 11 -6.3 9.0 | 118 30 -26.7 14.2 3 950 610 160 8 -2.7 7.5 | 119 26 -23.1 12.7 4 925 824 185 15 1.3 14.9 | 137 28 -19.1 20.1 5 915 914 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 133 25 -18.3 17.0 6 881 1219 195 11 2.8 10.6 | 132 24 -17.5 15.8 7 850 1510 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 133 18 -13.3 12.3 8 849 1524 230 11 8.4 7.1 | 136 17 -12.0 12.3 9 817 1829 210 21 10.5 18.2 | 157 25 -9.9 23.4 10 787 2134 205 18 7.6 16.3 | 149 25 -12.8 21.5 11 757 2438 235 20 16.4 11.5 | 166 17 -4.0 16.7 12 729 2743 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 185 13 1.2 13.1 13 702 3048 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 235 14 11.5 8.0 14 700 3070 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 235 14 11.5 8.0 15 675 3353 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 250 16 14.6 5.2 16 648 3658 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 233 19 15.1 11.4 17 623 3962 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 243 18 16.5 8.4 18 598 4267 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 265 20 19.5 1.7 19 575 4572 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 246 21 19.5 8.7 20 553 4877 265 39 38.9 3.4 | 245 20 18.5 8.6 21 531 5182 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 244 19 17.5 8.5 22 510 5486 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 256 22 21.6 5.2 23 500 5640 265 42 41.8 3.7 | 248 23 21.4 8.9 24 469 6096 255 48 46.4 12.4 | 236 31 26.0 17.6 25 450 6401 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 235 30 25.0 17.4 26 431 6706 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 250 27 25.4 9.2 27 413 7010 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 251 29 27.4 9.4 28 400 7240 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 250 27 25.4 9.2 29 396 7315 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 251 28 26.4 9.3 30 378 7620 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 244 31 27.9 13.7 31 362 7925 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 250 27 25.4 9.2 32 330 8534 285 51 49.3 -13.2 | 285 30 28.9 -8.0 33 316 8839 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 294 30 27.5 -12.2 34 302 9144 295 56 50.8 -23.7 | 301 36 30.4 -18.5 35 300 9190 295 54 48.9 -22.8 | 302 34 28.5 -17.6 36 288 9449 295 54 48.9 -22.8 | 302 34 28.5 -17.6 37 262 10058 315 66 46.7 -46.7 | 328 49 26.3 -41.5 38 250 10360 315 61 43.1 -43.1 | 329 44 22.7 -37.9 39 238 10668 315 57 40.3 -40.3 | 330 40 19.9 -35.1 40 227 10973 295 44 39.9 -18.6 | 305 24 19.5 -13.4 41 216 11273 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 270 42 42.4 -0.3 42 216 11278 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 263 40 39.6 5.2 43 205 11582 280 79 77.8 -13.7 | 278 58 57.4 -8.5 44 200 11750 280 69 68.0 -12.0 | 278 48 47.6 -6.8 45 196 11887 280 69 68.0 -12.0 | 278 48 47.6 -6.8 46 178 12497 275 72 71.7 -6.3 | 271 51 51.3 -1.1 47 169 12802 275 79 78.7 -6.9 | 272 58 58.3 -1.7 48 161 13106 280 80 78.8 -13.9 | 278 59 58.4 -8.7 49 154 13411 280 77 75.8 -13.4 | 278 56 55.4 -8.2 50 153 13442 270 92 92.0 -0.0 | 266 72 71.6 5.2 51 150 13570 275 86 85.7 -7.5 | 272 65 65.3 -2.3 52 147 13716 270 92 92.0 -0.0 | 266 72 71.6 5.2 53 140 14021 280 77 75.8 -13.4 | 278 56 55.4 -8.2 54 133 14326 275 86 85.7 -7.5 | 272 65 65.3 -2.3 55 121 14935 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 285 45 43.4 -11.9 56 115 15240 285 63 60.9 -16.3 | 285 42 40.5 -11.1 57 105 15850 290 57 53.6 -19.5 | 293 36 33.2 -14.3 58 100 16140 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 269 34 34.4 0.4 59 100 16154 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 285 32 30.8 -8.5 60 95 16459 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 263 40 39.6 5.2 61 90 16764 280 68 67.0 -11.8 | 278 47 46.6 -6.6 62 86 17069 290 63 59.2 -21.5 | 293 42 38.8 -16.4 63 82 17374 275 57 56.8 -5.0 | 270 36 36.4 0.2 64 78 17678 285 49 47.3 -12.7 | 286 28 26.9 -7.5 65 74 17983 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 265 21 20.4 1.6 66 71 18288 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 234 29 23.1 16.8 67 70 18350 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 251 29 27.4 9.4 68 67 18593 270 48 48.0 -0.0 | 259 28 27.6 5.2 69 64 18898 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 259 13 12.5 2.3 70 61 19202 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 236 22 18.0 12.0 71 58 19507 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 242 28 24.9 13.2 72 55 19812 265 39 38.9 3.4 | 245 20 18.5 8.6 73 53 20117 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 267 24 24.4 1.3 74 50 20420 295 32 29.0 -13.5 | 314 12 8.6 -8.3 75 48 20726 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 311 14 10.4 -9.2 76 45 21031 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 233 13 10.5 7.9 77 43 21336 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 240 17 14.5 8.2 78 41 21641 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 243 18 16.5 8.4 79 39 21946 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 286 10 9.5 -2.8 80 37 22250 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 270 9 9.2 -0.0 81 35 22555 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 290 3 2.8 -1.0 82 34 22860 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 235 14 11.5 8.0 83 32 23165 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 248 14 12.6 5.2 84 31 23470 270 36 36.0 -0.0 | 252 16 15.6 5.2 85 30 23600 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 236 9 7.6 5.2 86 29 23774 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 219 13 8.2 10.2 87 26 24079 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 229 5 3.5 3.1 88 24 24384 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 242 6 5.5 2.9 89 22 24689 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 155 6 -2.4 5.2 90 20 24994 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 111 8 -7.6 2.9 91 18 25298 305 20 16.4 -11.5 | 33 7 -4.0 -6.3 92 17 25603 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 35 4 -2.3 -3.3 93 15 25908 300 27 23.4 -13.5 | 340 9 3.0 -8.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.3 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 284.3 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.6 neg: -48.4 tot: 193.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 129.79 m/s Storm Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth Mean Inflow| Shear | Helicity | Vorticity AGL Dir Spd Dir Spd| Pos Neg Tot| Pos Neg Tot Ave Rel | Hor Strm m knt knt| 10^-3/s | m^2/s^2 m/s^2 | 10^-3/s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 154 10 119 28| 6.5 0.0 6.5| 53.2 -26.1 27.0 54.1 0.27| 17.5 4.8 1000 170 11 125 27| 5.2 0.0 5.2|105.3 -30.8 74.5 74.5 0.40| 14.3 5.8 1500 183 11 129 25| 4.4 0.0 4.4|123.0 -32.5 90.5 60.3 0.39| 12.6 5.0 2000 194 13 135 25| 3.3 1.9 5.3|148.4 -48.4 100.1 50.0 0.35| 12.3 4.3 2500 203 14 141 24| 4.4 1.6 6.0|191.4 -48.4 143.0 57.2 0.41| 12.5 5.2 3000 218 16 150 21| 6.0 1.3 7.3|241.6 -48.4 193.2 64.4 0.52| 13.0 6.8 4000 240 21 173 16| 5.0 1.3 6.3|282.7 -67.9 214.7 53.7 0.48| 11.7 5.7 5000 250 25 193 14| 4.0 1.3 5.3|301.9-104.7 197.2 39.4 0.40| 10.6 4.2 6000 254 28 207 14| 3.7 2.0 5.7|325.8-165.1 160.7 26.8 0.30| 10.4 3.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KALB/skewt/KALB.skewt.20251218.12.gif